Sad News From Pamekasan, 3 Puskesmas Were Closed Because 60 Percent Of The Health Workers Were Exposed To COVID-19

One of the puskesmas in Pamekasan, Madura, East Java which was closed due to its medical staff testing positive for COVID-19 (ANTARA/HO-Satgas COVID-19)

JAKARTA - The Health Service (Dinkes) of Pamekasan, East Java was forced to close as many as three puskesmas, because about 60 percent of the total health workers on duty at the puskesmas were positive for COVID-19. and Bandaran Health Center," said Head of Health Services at the Pamekasan Health Office, Dr. Syaifuddin in Pamekasan, as reported by Antara, Monday, July 19. In addition to closing the three health centers, the Pamekasan Health Office also limited services to three other health centers, namely Larangan Badung Health Center, Pegantenan Health Center, and Sopa'ah Health Center. Thus, the currently operating Puskesmas in Pamekasan Regency is only 15 health centers out of a total of 21 health centers spread across 13 sub-districts in Pamekasan Regency. The restrictions on these three health centers, continued Syaifuddin, were due to limited resources, so that the health workers those on duty at the puskesmas were advised to join the nearest puskesmas, namely pusk assistant gold (pustu).

Previously, the Pamekasan Regency Government reported that a doctor and the head of the puskesmas died after being positive for COVID-19. "The doctor who died was named dr. Lilik Fauziyah, while the health worker who died was named Ali Wafa," said the Head of Information and Public Communication ( IKP) at the Department of Communication and Information (Diskominfo) of the Pamekasan Regency Government, Arif Rachmansyah in Pamekasan (15/8). Doctor Lilik Fauziyah is a doctor on duty at Waru Hospital, while Ali Wafa is the Head of UPT Puskesmas Bandaran, Tlanakan District, Pamekasan. He explained that dr. Lilik Fauziyah is the second doctor in Pamekasan to die from COVID-19 in 2 years. Previously, in December 2020, a radiology specialist named Dr. Sarjono also died from COVID-19. Meanwhile, as of July 15, 2021, a total of 1,598 Pamekasan residents who were positive for COVID-19 with details as many as 1,230 people have been declared cured, 136 people have died, and the number of active cases is 232 people.